Dare Me Books in Order

Christine Bell's Dare Me series is a contemporary romance set of connected standalones about messy beginnings, long-held crushes, and people making a choice to stop playing it safe. Each book follows a different couple, but the characters and relationships overlap.

Down for the Count starts with one of the series' boldest setups. Lacey Garrity catches her groom with her bridesmaid during the wedding reception. Galen Thomas, her best friend's older brother, gets her out of the disaster and suggests an unexpected escape: they should take the honeymoon trip to Puerto Rico together.

It is a terrible day to make a life-changing decision. It is also the beginning of something neither of them has been willing to admit.

Down and Dirty turns to Cat Thomas and Shane Decker, two people with a long history of misunderstanding each other. Their connection has been there since they were younger, but old protectiveness and bad assumptions have made honesty difficult. The book keeps the series' mix of banter, chemistry, and emotional risk.

Down the Aisle returns to Lacey and Galen as they face the hopes and fears surrounding their own wedding. The story gives their relationship a more intimate challenge, asking how two people move forward when the life they imagined may not arrive in the exact form they expected.

The Dare Me books are warm, sexy, and character-driven. There is drama, but it comes from recognizable fears about betrayal, commitment, family, and self-worth rather than elaborate outside plots. Start with Down for the Count for the strongest introduction to the friend group and then read in publication order.